Who's your attorney?

After living what I felt was a 'decent'
life, my time on earth came to the end.

The first thing I remember is sitting
on a bench in the waiting room of what
I thought to be a court house.

The doors opened and I was instructed
to come in and have a seat by the
defense table.
As I looked around I saw the
'prosecutor.'

> He was a villainous looking gent who
> snarled as he stared at me. He
> definitely was the most evil person I have ever
> seen.
>
> I sat down and looked to my left and
> there sat My Attorney, kind and gentle
> looking man whose appearance seemed so familiar
> to me, I felt I knew Him.
>
> The corner door flew open and there
> appeared the Judge in full flowing
> robes.
>
> He commanded an awesome presence as He
> moved across the room I couldn't take
> my eyes off of Him.
>
> As He took His seat behind the bench,
> He said, 'Let us begin.'
>
> The prosecutor rose and said, 'My name
> is Satan and I am here to show you why this
> man belongs in hell.'
>
> He proceeded to tell of lies that I
> told, things that I stole, and In the
> past when I cheated others. Satan told
> of other horrible perversions that were
> once in my life and the more he spoke, the
> further down in my seat I sank.
>
> I was so embarrassed that I couldn't
> look at anyone, even my own Attorney,
> as the Devil told of sins that even I
> had completely forgotten about.
>
> As upset as I was at Satan for telling
> all these things about me, I was
> equally upset at My Attorney who sat there
> silently not offering any form of defense at
> all.
>
> I know I had been guilty of those
> things, but I had done some good in my life -
> couldn't that at least equal out part of the
> harm I'd done?
>
> Satan finished with a fury and said,
> 'This man belongs in hell, he is guilty
> of all that I have charged and there is
> not a person who can prove otherwise.'
>
> When it was His turn, My Attorney first
> asked if He might approach the bench. The Judge
> allowed this over the strong objection of Satan,
> and beckoned Him to come forward.
>
> As He got up and started walking,
> I was able to see Him in His full splendor
> and majesty.
>
> I realized why He seemed so familiar;
> this was Jesus representing me, my Lord
> and my Savior.
>
> He stopped at the bench and softly said
> to the Judge, 'HI, DAD,' and then He
> turned to address the court.
>
> 'Satan was correct in saying that this
> man had sinned, I won't deny any of these
> allegations. And, yes, the wage of sin is death,
> and this man deserves to be
> punished.'
>
> Jesus took a deep breath and turned to
> His Father with outstretched arms and
> proclaimed, 'However, I died on the cross so
> that this person might have eternal life and he
has accepted Me as his Savior, so he is Mine.'


My Lord continued with, 'His name is
written in the Book of Life, and no one can
snatch him from Me.
'Satan still does not understand yet.
This man is not to be given justice,
but rather mercy.'

As Jesus sat down, He quietly paused,
looked at His Father and said, 'There
is nothing else that needs to be done.
I've done it all..'

The Judge lifted His mighty hand and
slammed the gavel down. The following
words bellowed from His lips.....

'This man is free. The penalty for him
has already been paid in full. Case
dismissed.'

As my Lord led me away, I could hear
Satan ranting and raving, 'I won't give
up, I will win the next one.'
I asked Jesus as He gave me my
instructions where to go next, 'Have you ever
lost a case?'

Christ lovingly smiled and said,
'Everyone that has come to Me and asked Me
to represent them has received the same verdict
as you, ~Paid In Full.'